What th–!!?? IDW’s Orphan Black #1, following the mysteries of a cloned woman, was the #1 comic of February, according to the figures released today by Diamond. While details of the crate haven’t been released yet, its suspected that the comic is part of the March Loot Crate offering. With 350,000 subscribers (and growing) this has become something of a cottage industry for comics like Rocket Raccoon #1 and Star Wars #1.

Elsewhere, retailers were humming The Imperial March as Darth Vader #1 was the #2 book. Marvel held a commanding lead over DC for the month in both dollars and market share, with Image once against breaking 10% in both categories. Superman: Earth One Volume 3 continued the urn of the series at #1m topping graphic novel charts.

Overall sales showed a healthy increase both against February 2014 and tear to date. Graphic novels took a bit of a tumble in the month to month but remain stable overall.

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.